The Prophet Ezekiel: An Analytical ExpositionGaebelein, Arno Clemens
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The Prophet Ezekiel: An Analytical Exposition
Gaebelein, Arno Clemens
Bible. Ezekiel -- Commentaries
Thus saith the Lord God; In the first month, in the first day of the
month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse
the sanctuary: And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin
offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four
corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate
of the inner court. And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the
month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so
shall ye reconcile the house. In the first month, in the fourteenth
day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days;
unleavened bread shall be eaten. And upon that day shall the prince
prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for
a sin offering. And seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt
offering to the Lord, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish
daily the seven days; and a kid of the goats daily for a sin
offering. And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a
bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah. In
the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do
the like in the feast of the seven days, according to the sin
offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat
offering, and according to the oil (verses 18-25).
First stands the cleansing of the sanctuary on the first day of the
first month. The cleansing of the sanctuary therefore commences the
year. And this offering of a young bullock without blemish shows forth
Christ in His wonderful, unblemished devotedness as He suffered once for
sin. The same sacrifice will be repeated on the seventh day, and it is
then especially for everyone that erreth and for him that is simple. The
precious blood of the Lamb of God is thus constantly kept in
remembrance. Two great feasts will be celebrated, the Passover and the
Feast of Tabernacles. These are the feasts of the Millennium. Very
significantly the feast of weeks, that is Pentecost, is no longer
mentioned. Dispensationally the Feast of Pentecost typifies the coming
of the Spirit of God, to baptize believing Jews and Gentiles into one
body. Pentecost ushered in this present age, and during its course the
Holy Spirit is on earth fulfilling His mission in calling from Jews and
Gentiles a people for His name. When this age closes with the great
predicted events transpiring, the Spirit of God has finished the work
for which He came. The body of Christ is taken home to glory and united
with the Head. It is true the Holy Spirit will yet be poured out upon
all flesh (Joel ii:28) but the dispensational aspect of Pentecost is
fulfilled and can have no such meaning in millennial times.[54]
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